The Santa Ana winds were a factor in the disastrous LA fires. Their speed helped fire jump from home to home and prevented helicopters from flying over and dropping water ...

About 51% of 211 calls last year were related to housing issues, highlighting a chronic issue, officials said.

Sen. Kelly Seyarto is the only former career firefighter currently serving in the Legislature. But as a Republican in a ...

Kevin Baird’s home, located up against Carpinteria’s foothills, was immensely overgrown when Baird and his wife, Donna, ...